Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1999

Gipson v. Commissioner of Correction

Gipson v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided November 2, 1999
251 Conn. 915; 740 A.2d 864; 1999 Conn. LEXIS 394

Gipson v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion of the Court

The petitioner Bernard Gipson’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 54 Conn. App. 400 (AC 17745), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“Does a criminal defendant have a constitutional right to the assistance of counsel in connection with a petition for certification to the Supreme Court?”
“Does a criminal defendant have a state statutory right to the assistance of counsel in connection with a petition for certification to the Supreme Court?”

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